diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f6d3a7a5b93..51a28dc215c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10790,7 +10790,7 @@ with pkgs;
   ncurses6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ncurses {
     abiVersion = "6";
   };
-  ncurses = ncurses6;
+  ncurses = if hostPlatform.useiOSPrebuilt then null else ncurses6;
 
   neardal = callPackage ../development/libraries/neardal { };